Comic books June 1952

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Volume 6, Issue 1 - June, 1952. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Hop On the Welfare Wagon! public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Caveman Clark Kent starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. Spaceman by Proxy starring Tommy, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Pursuit of Congo Bill starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. The Phantom Sheriff starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Hot-Rod Chariot Race!, art by John Sikela; A professor faces ridicule unless his claim that Ben Hur was a real person is supported; Superboy goes back in time to prove the existence of the fictional character. The Man Who Was Aquaman's Double!, art by Ramona Fradon. Formulas for Space starring Johnny Quick, art by Paul Norris. The Three Champion Archers! starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Disappearing Glass Trick! Activity page. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

When the Vampire Calls!, art by Joe Maneely; A village suspects a beautiful young woman of being a vampire but her lover tries to warn her to leave before the mob arrives and discovers that it is her brother who is the drinker of human blood. The Dark Passage, art by Ogden Whitney; A convicted killer believes that he has gone to the infirmary and escaped in the ambulance when the ghosts take him to his fate as he has really died in the electric chair. The Sacred Tiger text story. What Walter Saw, pencils by Ed Goldfarb. The Snake!, art by George Roussos. The Old Hag, art by Bernard Krigstein. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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The Haunt of Evil, art by Pete Riss. The Faceless Legion, art by Frank Simienski; People disappear everyday ... to become the Faceless Legion. The World of the Weird, art by Lou Cameron. Beyond the Door of Death, pencils by Moe Marcus, inks by Rocco Mastroserio. Were-Beasts Through History, art by Charlie Sultan. The Crawling Corpse, art by Harry Lazarus. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by Marty Elkin, Ogden Whitney, Myron Fass, and Jim Mooney. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Written by Cal Howard, Henry Boltinoff, Martin Naydel and unknown. Art by Owen Fitzgerald, Henry Boltinoff, Martin Naydel, Bob Oksner and unknown. Haunted castles and heavenly maidens play havoc with Bob Hope as he flees from dummies to dolls and danger in an untitled 3-part story by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Peg half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Betty 1-pager; Teen Teasers activity page by Martin Naydel; Varsity Vic half-pager by Boltinoff; A Bit of Disc and Data article; Classical Corner article; Honey in Hollywood 1-pager by Boltinoff; and Miss Melody Lane of Broadway back-up story, with art by Bob Oksner. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Rex?Circus Detective!" Rex rescues a female circus acrobat and solves a double murder mystery. Also includes "Winged Fury!" and "The Candid Camera Dog!" Script by Robert Kanigher and Bill Finger, pencils by Alex Toth and Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry. Cover by Gil Kane and Sy Barry. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Bill Ely, Gerald McCann, Ed Cronin and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #100. No issue # on cover; Vol. 9, issue #5 in indicia. Airboy goes undercover in a nuclear sub factory to catch a saboteur. A colonial lord in North Africa uses strange moonlight plants to return from the dead, drawing the attention of The Heap. A Balkan couple raises a boy who has been bitten by a werewolf. Airboy; The Heap: The Man of Moonlight; Money Facts; The Wolf Boy of Krakow; The Bag Man; The Crown of Coort. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Julius Schwartz. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Sy Barry. Stories by Lee Goldsmith, Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella, Gil Kane, Bernard Sachs, Irwin Hasen, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, David Wood, Frank Giacoia, and Sy Barry. Tales of the Old West starring such characters as Strong Bow, Roving Ranger, Don Caballero, and the Trigger Twins. Hop On the Welfare Wagon public service announcement with Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Capsule History of the Navaho Indians article by Mort Drucker. Judge Roy Bean: Law West of the Pecos bio by Mort Drucker. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 26, Issue 6 - June, 1952. Cover by Walter Popp. Science fiction stories by Don Wilcox, Milton Lesser, Ross Rocklynne, and Chester S. Geier. Illustrations by Ed Valigursky, David Stone, Ed Emsler, and E.A. Alexander. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by George Frese and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "Some Enchanted Evening"; "Don't Kid Me!"; "Kicking the Gang Around"; "Haste Makes Waste"; and "Mind Over Madder"! Plus: Jughead in "Dream Team"! Also: 2-page text piece "From Hollywood"! And: "Archie Fun Page"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 12 - June, 1952. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Sol Brodsky(?). "Under Glass," art by Bernie Krigstein; Insects overrun the Earth after the atomic war of 1993 and keep humans in captivity where they slowly go mad. "And Then We Wait" text story. "The Man Who Jumped!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Cal Massey. "The Man Who Changed Bodies!", art by E. J. Smalle. "The Man Who Changed Bodies!", art by E. J. Smalle. "The Clean-Up!", art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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June 1952. Volume 49, Issue 4 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Theodore R. Cogswell, Walter M. Miller Jr., Donald Kingsbury, and M.C. Pease. Illustrations by Edd Cartier, Welker, and Orban. Article on transistors. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 168 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $0.35.

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"Commandos Blitz a Red Invasion," "Underground Action," "Zero Hour Ahead," Private Thistlewait in "Perfect Fit," and "Dangerous Flight." Cover price $0.10.

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Matt Baker cover. "I Turned to Crime," "Murder Knocks at Cell No. 5," "Broadway Betty," "Gangland Versus Willie Reuther," and "Smuggling Human Cargo." Two page text story, "Murder Picks a Loser." Cover price $0.10.

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Ambush. Slog It and Slug It, Soldier! text story. The Big Deal!, art by Robert Q. Sale. The Road Back! Fear! The Big Bog!, art by Jerry Robinson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. Banzai!, script by Hank Chapman, art by Russ Heath. Panic! Under Fire, art by Dave Berg. The Hero text story, art by Joe Sinnott. Death, art Joe Sinnott. Two Men, art by Norman Steinberg. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Russ Heath. "Liberation," art by Sol Brodsky; Marty learns that the North Korean soldiers are murderers, not soldiers. "G.I. Nursemaids" two-page text story. "Atrocity Story," script by Hank Chapman, art by Paul Reinman; Listing of various Korean atrocities during the Korean War and comparing them to the atrocities committed during World War II. "Rookie!", art by Joe Maneely; Ralph goes from a green recruit to a grizzled veteran. "And That's an Order!", script by Hank Chapman, art by Mac Pakula; Captain Murdock disobeys orders to take out troop trains with his jet instead of fighting the Korean jets. "Agony," art by Norman Steinberg; Pinky's buddies carry him from the front lines to a medic station after he is wounded. "The Blow-Up," art by Werner Roth; Vestry learns why he is picked for all the dangerous missions. "They Shall Not Pass," script by Hank Chapman, art by Russ Heath; A look at various walls built to keep enemies out, and how they all eventually failed to do their job. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Russ Heath. Written by Don Rico. Art by Jerry Robinson. Complete in this issue is a 4-part story by Rico and Robinson: "Operation Killer"; "Attack!"; "South to the 38th"; and "O.K."! Plus: 2-page text story "The Sarge"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Toth art. Note: This issue was published by Standard. An Atlas #5 also exists. Cover price $0.10.

1952 Edition - 1st Printing. Edited by Lawrence Lariar. 300 of the best Cartoons featured in Colliers, the Saturday Evening Post, and Argosy. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W

Cover by Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Gerald Altman, Vince Napoli, Ernie Bache and Harry Harrison. Violent pre-Code horror comics from Youthful Magazines. Numbering continues from Fantastic (1952) #9. An adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror story The Pit and the Pendulum, with early art by Doug Wildey. Denny the ventriloquist believes his dummy Hector is trying to kill him, but Hector is actually under the influence of sinister psychic Hugo. In the far reaches of the Rockies during a blizzard, prospector Fenley admits his crimes to a mysterious visitor. The Pit and the Pendulum; The Last Word; Nightmare!; Death Claims His Own; Doll of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Witching Well, art by Lou Cameron; The Wildings, Vera and Roy, spend a weekend in a farmhouse Vera has inherited; Their love is put to the test, because Vera is possessed by the soul of an old witch and tries to murder Roy. Victims of the Twin Scourges, pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Rhyming demons transform a couple into a vampire and a werewolf; They hunt together; When separated, the change does not occur. Trail of the Phantom Gypsy, pencils by Jim McLaughlin. The Bedeviled Battalion, art by Richard Case. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Big Town Terminal!" (Steve and Lorelei capture a bank robber and help reunite lost lovers); "The Fatal Four!"; "The Legacy of Doom!"; and "A Shadow of a Doubt!" (with Johnny Law). Scripts by Lee Goldsmith, Bill Finger, and John Broome, pencils by John Lehti and Irwin Hasen, inks by Bob Lander and Bernard Sachs. Cover by Lehti and John Giunta. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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True sports stories. Ric Estrada art. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Rockwell. Stories by Bob Fujitani, Claude Moore, and Al Luster. "Dead on Arrival", "The Phantom Killer of Poplar Valley", and "Duel to Death". Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Lead Stryker, a reformed outlaw who kills lawmen, traffics in bad guys who are on reward posters. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jack Kirby. Up There!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Experimental jet planes are crashing; When the last one crashes the camera on board catches a picture of the pilot's dead wife's ghost. The Handwriting on the Wall. A Rag - A Bone and a HJank of Hair!, art by Mort Meskin. Visions of Nostradamus, art by Jack Kirby (splash) and Al Eadeh. Tiny Hands of Retribution text story. When I Live Again, art by Bill Draut. Where Is Alfred Weeks?, art by Bob McCarty. 36 pgs. $0.10. #13 on cover, Vol 2 #7 inside. Cover price $0.10.

UK reprint series. Reprints material from Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 2 #7. 7.25-in x 9.25-in, 68 Pages, B&W.